Editor's note: In place of his regular weekly blog, Max Perilstein will blog from the show floor at GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo this week. Visit www.GlassMagazine.com Tuesday and Wednesday evening (Sept. 14,15) to read his posts.

The Aria Resort & Casino serves as the centerpiece of the $11 billion, 17,000,000-square-foot CityCenter, the largest privately funded development in U.S. history, according to officials from Viracon, Owatonna, Minn. Aria, with 4,004 guest rooms, including 568 suites, earned Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.